英语人文基础知识竞赛题目.doc

外国语学院英语知识竞赛试卷请把各题的答案涂在答案纸上相应的字母上。1. The longest mountain range in the USA is the _.A. Appalachian B. Catskill C. Cascade D. Rocky2. The name of the disease that wiped out almost half of Englands population was_A. Pigeon Flu B. Cow pox C. Necrophilia D. The Black Death 3. What made Hamlet decide to take revenge on his uncle?A. his fathers ghost B. Ophelias death C. his uncles reaction after seeing the play D. his mothers remarriage 4. The fall of Adam and Eve is a biblical story from _.A. Genesis (创世纪) B. Exodus（出埃及记）C. New Testament D. The Writings5. Dickens took the French Revolution as the background of the novel _.A. Great Expectations B. Oliver Twist C. A Tale of Two Cities D. David Copperfield6. What is the crowds response to Caesars death in Julius Caesar? A. Apathy; they did not care for Caesar and his ambitionB. Indifference; Antonys rhetoric does not move themC. Rage; they chase the conspirators from the cityD. Irritation; they are tired of Antonys constant complaints7. What was the name of the magician who always helped Arthur in King Arthur and His Knights?A. Uther B. Lancelot C. Merlin D. Igraine 8. The 100 years war was fought between England and _A. France B. Germany C. Scotland D. The USA 9. The 3 periods in the development of the English language are known as:A. Norse English, Shakespeares English, Modern EnglishB. Roman English, Norse English, New EnglishC. Old English, Middle English, Modern EnglishD. German English, British English, American English10. In 1066, the Normans conquered England. Their leader was_A. Henry II B. Alfred the Great C. Robin Hood D. William the Conqueror 11. The Pilgrim Fathers founded the colony of _A) Maryland B) Massachusetts C) Virginia D) New Hampshire 12. Which President was assassinated after the end of the civil war?A) Abraham Lincoln B) George Washington C) Thomas Jefferson D) Jefferson Davis13. Shakespeare wrote his plays during the reign of_A) Henry VIII B) Elizabeth I C) James II D) Charles I 14. George W. Bush was President for the _party. President Obama is a member of the _partyA. Labor, Republican B. Republican, Labor C. Democrat, Republican D. Republican, Democrat15. Which of the following is NOT a U.S. news and cable network?A. ABC B. CNN C. CBS D. BBC16.The Capital of New Zealand is _.A. Sydney B. London C. Canberra D. Wellington17. Which degree is offered in community colleges in the USA?A. Masters degree B.Doctors degreeB. Bachelors degree D. Associate degree18. George Bernard Shaw was a(n) _.A. poet B. playwright C. novelist D.essayist19. In the UK the political party with most seats in the House of Commons elects the _.A. Mayor of London B. Duke of Earl C. Prime Minister D. Prince of Wales 20. The population of the Unites States is approximately _.A. 300 million B. 175 million C. 500 million D. 75 million 21. The number of people living in the UK is approximately_.A.100 million B. 200 million C. 20 million D. 60 million 22. _is the smallest of the three territories on the island of Great Britain.A. Scotland B. Wales C. Ireland D. Northern Ireland 23. The _ river is the longest river in the USA.A. Hudson B. Colorado C. Ohio D. Mississippi 24. Who was the narrator of Treasure Island? A. Jim Hawkins B. Trelawney C. Dr. Livesey D. Taylor25. When Alice and the animals and birds got onto the shore, the first problem facing them wasA. Where to find shelter for the nightB. How to get dry againC. Which direction they should go inD. How to start a race26. Any language that is learned after the mother tongue is called_ in applied linguistics.A. second language B. foreign languageC. third language D. additional language27. A Chinese student is learning English with great enthusiasm because he is interested in the people and culture of English-speaking people. This kind of learning motivation is called _ A. instrumental motivation B. integrative motivation C .resultative motivation D. intrinsic motivation28. If a Chinese student writes such a sentence in his composition I eated an apple. The error in this sentence can be described as_. A. omission B. overgeneralization C. transfer D. fossilization 29. In the following, who was not a character in The Merchant of Venice?A. Ophelia B. Bassanio C. Portia D. Antonio 30. Where is Edinburgh?A. In Wales B. In Scotland C. In Northern Ireland D. In Ireland31. The United Kingdom is also known by its official nameA. the United kingdom of Great Britain and EnglandB. the United Kingdom of Great BritainC. the United Kingdom of British IslesD. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland32. The National Health Service in Britain offers a full package of medical services toA. the unemployed B. every residentC. citizens under the age of 16 D. residents aged over 6033. _ was known for his famous speech “ I Have a Dream”.A. John F. Kennedy B. Martin Luther King, JrC. Abraham Lincoln D. Thomas Jefferson34. The year the colonization of Australia started isA. 1768 B. 1778 C. 1788 D. 179835. _ is NOT looked upon as one of the features of Renaissance.A. Praise of mans endeavor to have his soul deliveredB. Exaltation of mans search for happiness in lifeC. Endurance of mans foiblesD. Cultivation of the genuine flavor of ancient culture36. _ is regarded as the most meaningful intellectual movement of the Renaissance.A. The Italian revival B. the ReformationC. Geographical expansion D. Humanism37. Miltons Paradise Lost was based onA. Roman myth. B. the Bible. C. Greek myth. D. Shakespeares plays.38. The study of the way in which sound symbols are arranged to form words isA. psycholinguistics. B. historical linguistics.C. morphology. D. semantics.39. Which of the following is a CORRECT definition of a phone?A. It is a phonological unit. B. It is a speech sound.C. It is an abstract sound of speech. D. It is an actual realization of a phoneme.40. _ refers to a marginal language of few lexical items and simple grammatical rules, used as a medium of communication.A. Creole B. Lingua franca C. Dialect D. Pidgin41.The study of how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in communication is _.A. Morphology B. phonology C. general linguistics D. semantics42.Which of the following is NOT a compound word?A. Landlady B. Greenhouse C. Uplift D. Unacceptable43.The word holiday originally meant holy day; but now the word signifies any day on which we dont have to work. This is an example of _.A. meaning shift B. widening of meaning C. narrowing of meaning D. loss of meaning44. If we say Tom is walking dictionary. What rhetoric device do we employ? A. simile B. metaphor C. personification D. overstatement45. The following plays are comedies by Shakespeare EXCEPTA. A Midsummer Nights Dream. B. As You Like It.C. The Merchant of Venice. D. Romeo and Juliet.46. “The novel is structured around the discovery of the heros origin.” Probably this refers to the novel A. Wuthering Heights. B. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling.C. David Copperfield. D. Gullivers Travels.47. _ was considered to be the greatest dramatist in the 18th century.A. Henry Fielding. B. Laurence Sterne. C. Oliver Goldsmith D. Richard B. Sheridan48. The branch of linguistics that studies how context influences the way speakers interpret sentences is calledA. pragmatics. B. semantics. C. sociolinguistics. D. psycholinguistics.49. Which of the following words can connect two clauses in a coordinate sentence?A. Through. B. When C. But D. If.50. Which of the following is NOT considered part of semantic change?A. Semantic broadening. B. Compounding.C. Semantic narrowing. D. Semantic shift.51. _ is the capital of Scotland.A. Dublin B. Edinburgh C. Cardiff D. New Castle52. In history, Romans occupied Britain for about _ years.A. 700 B. 600 C. 500 D. 40053. You can find the Grand Canyon in the State ofA. Arizona. B. California C. Nex Mexico D. Chicago54. Around _ of New Zealanders are found in North Island.A. 3/4 B. 1/2 C. 3/5 D. 4/1055. In his novel Robinson Crusoe, Defoe portrayed successfully an image of an enterprising Englishman, typical of the English bourgeoisie in the _ century.A. 16th B. 17th C. 18th D. 19th56. In his works, Defoe praised the industrious, sturdy _ and showed his sympathy for the downtrodden, unfortunate poor.A. working people B. aristocratsC. middle-class people D. capitalist upstarts57. To some extent, the Romantic Movement revealed a _ attitude toward the social and political conditions then.A. positive B. negative C. neutral D. prejudiced58. In semantic studies, _ refers to the inherent meaning of the linguistic form.A. sense B. synonym C. homonym D. reference59. A linguistic situation in which two standard languages are used either by an individual or by a group of speakers is calledA. situational dialect B. slangC. linguistic taboo D. bilingualism60. Syntactic change includes all the following EXCEPTA. rule loss. B. affix loss. C. rule addition D. rule change.61. _ is the key to Industrial Revolution. A Iron B Cotton Textile C Coal mining D Steam engine 62. _ became a literary current during the period of the successful Industrial Revolution. A Criticism B Modernism C Romanticism D Renaissance 63 Modern football game began in _. A China B France C England D Germany 64._ is the leader of the British government. A Prime Minister B Queen C President D Governor 65. The second largest city in England, _ , is a metropolitan district and an industrial and manufacturing city. A Edinburgh B Belfast C Glasgow D Birmingham 66. _ introduced Christianity into Britain. A The Celts B The Romans C The Viking Danes D The French 67 The real power of the British government lies in _. A the House of Commons B the cabinet headed by the Prime Minister C the Prime Minister D the Queen 68. In Britain, education is compulsory for children between the ages of _ to _. A 5, 14 B 6, 17 C 5, 16D 6, 14 69. The longest river in Britain is _ , and the largest river in the USA is _. A the Seven River; the Missouri River B the Thames River; the Missouri River C the Severn River; the Mississippi D the Thames River; the Ohio River 70. The general election in Britain is held every _ years. A four B three C six D five71.Which of the following tribes first came to Britain? A Roman B Anglo-Saxons C Jutes D Celts 72. English words can be formed in many ways. In what way is the word “smog” is formed. A. blending B. compounding C. clipping D. borrowing73.The Republic of Ireland became independent in the year _ A 1918 B 1920 C 1945 D 1949 74.The English Civil War is also called _ A the Puritan Revolution B the second Magna Carta C the Long Parliament D the Anglican War 75.Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the _ and the North Sea in the east, A eastB south C west D north76.The largest lake in Britain is _. A. Loch Lomond B the Lough Neagh C Windermere D Ullswater 77.Where do the majority of people in Scotland live? A In the Highlands B In the central Lowlands C In the Uplands D In the west of Scotland 78.The two important crops in Britain are _ A barley and corn B wheat and rice C barley and oats D wheat and barley 79. Which is the largest city in Scotland? A Cardiff B Edinburgh C Glasgow D Manchester 80. Which is the correct name to use to refer to Britain in a political way? A Great Britain B The British Isles C The United Kingdom D England81. _is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.A Washington D.C. B Los Angeles C San Francisco D New York City82. The flag of the United Kingdom, known as the union Jack, is made up of _ crosses.A one B two C three D four83. Washington D.C. is named after_.A the U.S. President George WashingtonB Christopher ColumbusC both George Washington and Christopher ColumbusD none of them84. _ was the home of the Lake Poets William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor, Coleridge and Robert Southey of 19th century Britain.A Lough Neagh B Windermere C Lake District D Coniston Water85. The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was_.A Thomas Jefferson B James Monroe C James Madison D Abraham Lincoln86. Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is_.A Rhode Island B Virginia C Texas D Montana87. The national flag of the United States is known as_.A the Star-Spangled Banner B Uncle Sam C Hot Dog D union Jack88. The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the _.A contribution a state has made to the nationB populationC sizeD none of the above89. The term “Father of Waters” is used to refer to _.A the Amazon River B the Mississippi RiverC the Nile River D the Hudson River90. The statue of liberty was given to American people by_ as a gift in 1884.A France B Spain C Italy D Britain91. Eugene A. Nida is the famous for the _.A. Toronto StarB. dynamic-equivalence theoryC. science fictionD. A Song of Ice and Fire92. Sigmund Freud wrote _ which is the key contribution to the development of psychoanalysis.A. Technique of Analytical PsychotherapyB. Die Melancholie: Eine klinische Studie C. Metropolitan OperaD. the Interpretation of Dreams93. Big Ben is located